VET in Schools (VETiS) offers students the opportunity to complete a nationally-recognised qualification, while providing credit towards your VCE or VCAL. Many of our students chose to combine their secondary school studies with a VET qualification for a wide range of curriculum options and pathways to help them on their future career paths.

After successfully completing your course:

You will obtain a nationally recognised qualification or partial qualification depending on your chosen field of study, as well as your VCE or VCAL qualification

You are guaranteed entry into an equivalent or higher certificate qualification at Bendigo TAFE.

WHAT IS VET IN SCHOOLS?

VET in Schools enables you to get real hands-on experience within a chosen industry, obtain a nationally recognised/accredited qualification and increase your career prospects by combining your secondary school studies with a Vocational Education and Training (VET) program.

A VET in schools program can:

Prepare you for the workforce by providing hands on experience and getting you ‘job ready’.

Provide a nationally-recognised qualification for a specific industry.

Provide you with pathway opportunities and credit for higher level qualifications within the same vocational area.

What are the benefits?

Provides the skills and ability to achieve competencies which will enhance your employment and further training prospects.

Provides ‘work-ready’ knowledge and skills applicable to a variety of career paths in your chosen industry.

May shorten the duration of an apprenticeship program after Year 12 through credit recognition and articulation arrangements

Guaranteed Pathways to Bendigo TAFE

All students who successfully complete an eligible VET in Schools course through Bendigo TAFE will be guaranteed a place in a pathway course – giving you piece of mind when it comes to your study choice after secondary school.

2019 PROGRAMS

Contact the VET in Schools Co-ordinator at your school who will be able to help you decide which course is right for you and will be able to enrol you into the course.

Unique Student Identifier (USI)

All VET in Schools students, must provide Bendigo TAFE with their USI as a compulsory requirement of the Federal Government. If you do not already have a USI, then you must access the following website and follow the instructions usi.gov.au

Program Costs:

All VET in Schools programs offered through Bendigo TAFE incur fees for tuition and materials. Program costs vary for each program. Bendigo TAFE invoices the secondary college directly for all programs and any student fees payable are set by the individual secondary colleges. All costs are invoiced directly to schools four weeks after the commencement of the program. Bendigo TAFE will not directly invoice VET in Schools students or their parents.